REBELS FAIL TO TAKE MADRID
STUBBORN RESISTANCE
BY MILITIA
Severe Weather Prevents
Air Raids
Madrid, November 21.
Despite a fortnight's pounding of Madrid by land and air, the insurgents have failed to take the capital so far. They maintained a foothold in University City, but the Government claim to have recaptured two important buildings in the latest fighting. The insurgents are 'unable to advance In the Toledo aud Segovia bridge areas owing to the stubborn resistance of the militia who have erected formidable barricades.
A Seville radio message says that the insurgents have pro- Kressed in the suburb south of Madrid and occupied several blocks of horses, Inflicting heavy losses an Government troops and cap- turing much war material. A Barcelona' message reports that the Government forces on the Aragon front have blown up the Huesca-` Saragossa railway and destroyed an enemy train which was bring- ing up reinforcements.
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The Madrid newspaper "El Sol" demands immediate evacua tion of the civilian population at the capital
that so
only combatants remaln
Compulsory evacuation of the civil and non-combatant populace of the city has been ordered, by the Defence Committee which has requisitioned
for the
a thousand taxicabs purpose of arranging that they return to the capital
with food.
The commander-in-chief of the defence forces has announced his satisfaction with the way in which military operations are developing or the Madrid front.
SECURITY ZONE IN
MADRID
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Insurgent Assurances To Foreign Embassies
London, Nov. 21. Reuter learns that the Govern- ment have been informed by the insurgent headquarters at Burgos that the security zone northeast
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1936.-
SUIYUAN FRONT REPORT
Attack On Village Repulsed
Pelping Nov. 21. The Arst foreign report which reached Pelping from the Suiyuan front arrived to-day, confrming the successful counter-attack by Suyuan troops on November 18. That morning a force of about 3,000 Chahar troops attacked: 1. village, near Pingtichuan where
BARRIE'S NEW PLAY
U.S. TRADE IN
Hailed As Great
Success.
ELIZABETH BERGNER IN TITLE ROLE
London, Nov. 21. After eighteen months of vicis altudes and secret rehearsals, Sir James Barrie's latest play, The Bay David" and the rat he has firing was plainly audible. The written since 1022, was produced village was defended by only 400 amid enthusiasm at King's Thea Súlyuan troops, but they held the tre, Edinburgh. A distinguished attacking force at bay untii rela- į audience was present. The play forcements arrived, when a coun- which has a biblical narrative was ter-attack Wis launched which specially written for Elizabeth successfully threw back the in- Bergner who took the title role. vaders with considerable losses. The play was acclaimed by many
The same sources confirm that | to-night as Barrie's masterpiece. aeroplanes had been used to assist the invaders. They did noà drop the usual aerial bombs, but many hand-grenades, which, however, were not very effective. "The Invaders are
reported to number between 15.000 to 20,000, nos very well equipped and badly fed. They were outnumbered by the Salyuan defenders.
Chinese
that report sources Wang Ying had a narrow escape, with his die on November 18 when the Chinese counter-attack- ed, carrying the invaders back past Wang Ying's headquarters. He narrowly escaped capture. "
A later report from Pingtichuan states that the damage to the Sulyuan rallway was done by plain-clothes
during men
the night. The railway service is now notmal again.... Reuter
EVACUATION URGED
а
Elizabeth Bergner
Godtrey Tearle played Saul and Pelping, Nov. 22. Sir John Märtin-Harvey appeared The militia have recaptured the of Madrid, when will not be Immediate evacuation of for- in the role of the Prophet Samuel clinical hospital and ruins of Casa, bombarded, has been
At the conclusion of the play an extended eigners from Sulyuan is requested del Velazques in University City
the provincial authorities in, uproarious call was made by the and withdrawn from Casa del
of
Barrie. consequence
Sir James report that audience for Campo which is now entirely held
Manchukuo and Mongol irregulars by the rebels. The militia are en-
are preparing a general offensive trenched in the city bank of the
from north Sulyuan aiming at Manzanares, checking the insur-
Kwehua, the provincial capital. gent attack with intense machine
otherwise they will not be respon- gun fire.
sible for their safety. The request reinforces Nanking's communica-
Severe weather prevented air ralds both yesterday and to-day.-- "Kenter.
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AMERICAN ORDER
"TO DIPLOMATS
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Washington, Nov. 21, The State Department has in- structed the diplomats in Madrid and Barcelona to consider closing their offices and removing their staffs to safety. An American warship will be available to evacuate
Americans from Barcelona.- Kleuter.
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GERMAN DIPLOMAT FOR BURGOS
Gen. Faupel Appointed
London. Nov 21. Germany's first, diplomatic re- presentative accredited to Franco's wi Government
be General Faupel, a retired officer, who is President of the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin
General Faupet has
travelled
widely in China and participated in the suppression of the native rebellion in "Southwest Africa 1906:
He goes to Burgos with rank of Charge d'Affaires.... Heuter.
in
the
FRANCE AND RUSSIA
WARNED
London, Nov. 21. According to" an unconfirmed radio report from Teneriffe picked up at Lisbon, General France has followed up his threat of a blockade with a warning to France and Russia that all ships taking arms to Spain will be destroyed. Reuter's Bulletin Service
RIVERA EXECUTED AT ALICANTE
Paris, Nov. 21, Senor Antonio Primo de Rivera, son of the late Spanish dictator, was executed yesterday morning by a Red shooting squad in the prison yard at.. Alicante, gaol, where he had been interned, after having been sentenced to death by the Red People's Tribimal. The Spanish Fascists, it will be re- called, had warned the Premier, Senor Largo Caballero, that ex ceptional reprisals would be taken
if the death sentence on Senor Primo de Rivera were executed... Finnureun News Servic.
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Don-
to include the British and United | by States Embassies and various other missions. This area, which is re- served for foreigners and combatants. now cover about a square mile. The British Embassy is undamaged so far.- Reuter.
RED CROSS APPEAL.
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Geneva Nov, 21.
The International Red Crosstion to the powers. Committee at the request of the
The majority of Japanese re-
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The call was taken by Miss Bergner as Sir James was 'absent suffering from lumbago.
The play will be transferred to London later.
Elizabeth Bergner, who was horn in Austria, where she studied act- ing, is a famous continental, stage and screen star. She created a sensation in her first British Alm, "Catharine the Great" which she repeated in her stage performance "Mongol troops are pouring in to in Escape Me Never" which was Rallingmiae from Chahar.
Reuter
Swiss President, Motta, has appeal-sidents have evacuated, but
far many foreigners have remain-
ed both to Burgos and Madrid to set apart neutral quarters at the ed capital where the greatest possi- ble number of non-combatants cun and refuge.- Reuter's Bulletin Sermez.
DISGUISED
ኒ፡
COLONY
IN SPAIN Charges Against Italy And Germany
into a
to
Valencia, Nov. 31. An Italo-German attempt convert Spain
disguised colony is alleged in a violent de- claration signed by the whole of the Spanish Cabinet asserting that Italy has found in General Franco an accomplice whereby she hopes an empire in the Balearic Islands will be added to the
crown of Abyssinia, while Germany is hop-. ing to find" in Spain raw material which she wants n order to carry out her warlike plans. pubileau Spain is determined to Increase her energies a hundred- fold. She is strong enough to triumph by herself and able to count on the support of. Mexico and Soviet Russia.- · Reuter.
but re-
ALLIANCE BETWEEN THREE POWERS
Britain-Turkey-Greece
An alliance
SUIYUAN RAILWAY
BOMBED
Pelping. Nov. 21. Aircraft from Chahar bombed the Sulyuan railway between Fengchen and Pingtichuan. da- maging a bridge and delaying the Pelping-bound express lot sour hours.
Chinese re according to perts from Kalgan.
Sulguan-Chahar border yesterday, Further fighting occurred on the
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subsequently Almed at Elstree, She made seven films before 'she went to England in 1933. She recently completed the film version of Shakespeare's famous play, "As You Like It."— Reuter.
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ANTI-JAPANESE SENTIMENT
Shanghai, Nov. 21.
the Despite the re-opening of
mills, labour unrest, aggravated by majority of the Japanese' cotton
when the Chinese troops repulsed political elements, continues in four attacks by the Chahar for Shanghal. The police and other
CCS
authorities were kept alert General Fu Two-y! has returned | throughout the night in conse- to Kweihua, where he was given a quence of a rumour or a general warm reception by the people strike, involving 50,000 textile 'The possibility of a counter- workers, to be called in the morn→ offensive aimed at Changtu and Ing. The move did not material- Chahar 边 Kweihua, following the arrival or police are expecting trouble.
being discussed in Ise, but it is understood that the
Reuter. reinforcements-
EAST HOPEI MUTINY
Japanese And Chinese Kidnapped
Tientsin, Noy, 21. London, Nov. 21.
About 400 mutinous Chinese between Britain, militiamen invaded Chengli rall Turkey and Greece, with a view way station in East Hopel to-day to the preservation of peace in the and forcibly boarded a train zo- Eastern Mediterranean,, is fore-ing to Tientsin from Shanhai-
the "Daily Tele- kwan announced by
They disarmed the rail. aph's" Malta correspondent, as a way police and robbed the pas result of the visit of the Turkish sengers, After travelling 100 fleet to that inland.
miles they left the train near The correspondent points out in Tongshan and headed for the in-
The so-called "National Salva- tion" groups are reported to be very active stirring up anti-Japa- nese sentiment among the Eers
Henter.
wor-
HITLER'S MESSAGE TO GREECE
CHINA
ዳነ
Severely Affected By Shipping Strike
American
Shanghai, Nov, 21. trade in China has been severely hit as a result of the shipping strike, which la caus- ing enormous losses, both in in- mediate business and future de- An, even more important livery.
men
factor. American business point out, is that there is less scodwih owing to their inability to full existing contracts or to undertake new orders. "Our trade la going to our rivas and we may not get it back," declared a pro- minent shipping Oficial later- viewed by Reuter.
Many important companies in Shanghai have sukiclent stock to last several weeks, but after that they will have nothing to offer their customers unless the cargoes awaiting shipment in America are released very shortly. Dealers in foodstuffa depending on a rapid turnover in small shops are pe- clally hard hit:
The motion bicture industry faces a severe shortage of films which, unless the strike is settled shortly. will cause several thea- tres to close. These have overhead expenses of thousands of dollars a day- Router.
PLOT TO KILL MOLOTOV
Allegations At Moscow Trial
Moscow, Nov. 21. A
terrorist assassination plot was mentioned during the trial of the German engineer Stick- ing.
A State witness, Drabnis, as- serted that the accused was in- volved in a conspiracy to kill M. Molotov when he came in 1934 to visit the Orelse mine. The con- spirator drove 'Molotov's car and staged an accident. but the car wan travelling too slowly And Molotov escaped — Reuter,
WRECKING GROUP
Moscow, Nov. 23.
A visit to the Gestapo-German Becret Police-was described by Stickling when cross-examined in open court Stickling stated that when he was last on vacation, he visited the Gestapo where he spoke to an official regarding sabotage work carried out by him in the Soviet. Stickling confrm- ed the evidence that he conducted all the wreckling work upon the direct instructions or officials or a foreign state.
Other accused testided both to poisoning and explosion Inten- tionally carried out by a counter- revolutionary wrecking group which "prepared mass murders of
workers."-- Reuter
RUSSIA ANGRY WITH JAPAN
Retaliation For Accord With Germany
Moscow. Nov. 21. The Boylet Government, has de- cided not to sign. the Russo- Japanese Asheries convention as relation for the Japanese-German treaty.
Reuter learns that possibilities of uther. counter-moves Ilke (Hong Kong Dally Press". Special) | breaking off negotiations in Tokyo Berlin, Nov. 21. for establishment of a Manchukuo- Chancellor Hitler telegraphed | Soviet - boundary commission or King George of Greece, expressing | cancellation of the recently grant- his sympathy with the Greek | ed Sakhalin oil concession
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FEARS
BARCELONA
BOMBARDMENT
FRENCH CITIZENS TO EVACUATE
Travellers' Reports
Perpignan, November 21.
Following General Franco's threat to bombard Barcelona, the French warships anchored there have proceeded outside the three- mile limit and will cruise along the coast...
A large number of travellers who have arrived from Barcelona express fears that the bombardment of the city by insurgent Wars ships is imminent. They add that the French Consul has udvised ail French citizens to leave the city in view of the bombard sent threat and that the Consul himself Intended to board a French warship.-. Reuter
PRUDENT COURSE
London, Nov. 22 General Franco's warning to the Soviet and France that all ships which convey arms and ammuni- tion to Barcelona will be sunk is prominently featured by the even- ing papers here...
REPRESENTATIONS. BY BRITAIN
Neutral Zone In Barceloná
...London, Nov. 1. A reply is still awaited from the Burgos authorities to renewed re- presentations made by the British to Ambassador to Spain. The repre-
arose our di what į sentations
A com-
to
The paper, adds that the most prudent decision" would be withdraw the warships in question from the Catalan port.-. Transocean News Service
REPORTS CONTRADICTED Paris, Nov. 22.
were
The "Evening Standard" opines that the warning is likely to give rise to new difficulties for the French Government since.. those authorities are now forced make up their minds on orders to give to French warships į munication received by the Bri- now stationed at Barcelona"
tish Government of possible bom→ bardment of Barcelona 'and' a re- quest was made that security in- certain recommended anchorages at that port should in such event be guaranteed.
The newspapers dlictiss the question whether the surgents have power and intention to as- sume belligerent rights of institut- ing blockade or of clalining the right of visit and search of vessels outside territorial watera. Such acts would, of course, be illegal if committed by an authority which has not been accorded belligerent rights, and it is taken for granted that meanwhile interference would not be tolerated. In the past. the usual however, it has been practice that foreign goverments when confronted with a situation such as has now arisen have gen- erally sought to protect the in- terests of their nationals by re- cognising the belligerency of both sides, which thereupon assume the rights and obligations attaching to belligerents.— British Wirdeta
It is officially stated that the reports stating all French war- ships have left Barcelonia due to a misunderstanding. The cruiser Duplex left Barcelona for The destroyer Palma Majorca Albatros also left Barcelona, but has been replaced by another destroyer. Reuter,
IRISH BRIGADE FOR SPAIN
London, Nov. 21. General O'Duffy, with 40 mem- bern of the "Trishi Brigade,” ar- rived at Liverpool to-day en route to Spain to join General Franco's forces. They will be joined by a contingent from Liverpool, from where they are sailing for Lisbon this afternoon. A large propor- tion of the men are said to have held high army ranks Router'a Bulletin Novosna.
BRITISH AIR DEFENCE
(“Bone Rour Daily Press" Special
London, Nov. 21,
RESERVOIR BANKS COLLAPSE
Tokyo, Nov, 21, The latest figures in the Osaru- sawa disaster, when the banks or the reservoir. on the copper mine property there in Akita Prefecture collapsed and washed away many of the miners' homes, are 210 Kul- A new air defence division with
ed and 592 missing, believed dead. headquarters in York has been
The education authorities esti- formed according to an announce- imate that at least 250 school- ment "made by the War Office children perished in the disaster. here. The division Was formed from the units of artillery, en- gineering and the territorial -in- fantry. The construction of large bomb-proof shelters" are planned.
Sludge from the reservoir, has spread like a fan to depth at from six to 20 feet and it is be lieved that the majority, of those missing met a horrible death un- der the mud. Conservative figure- Arrangements. moreover. are show that over 1,500 persons were: being made to bring the people overwhelmed, of whom 700 það whose homes are Bot secure miraculous escapes. without any. against poison attacks from Lan
injury.- don to the less exposed districts. Rester. The Government Anaily plans to maintain depots where gas masks may be obtained. Transocean. News Service.
ROYAL COMMISSION ON PALESTINE
Jerusalen, Nov. 21. The Palestine Commission considered by impartial observers to have made a workmanlike be-
royal house on the occasion of the being seriously discussed in dip ginning in the first week of the
interment of King Constantine, lomatic circles---- Queen Boða and Queen Olga on | Reuter describing the ceremonies of the Greek soll. The papera here' in
laying to rest of the three royal-
this connection that part of the terior, kidnapping a Japanese ties point out that King Con
Turkish fleet will visit a Greek police officer. another Japanese stantine held the rank of Prussian port on its way boms, and that & Greek naval squadron is awaited at Malta at the beginning of De- cember.
An extensive programme of les. tivities in honour of the Turkish visitors has been arranged by the haval authorities in Malta.— Transacmim News Service
FOREIGN OFFICIALS
EXECUTED
Bilbao, Nov. 21.
and six Chinese policemen. The captives, however, were released a few miles from the railway.
When the train arrived at Tong- ahan Japanese troops took pos- session of it and went to Kaiting. in pursuit of the mutineers.-- Reuter.
NOT LIBERATED
Tientsin, Nov, 21,
marshal.—— Transocean News Service,
GERMAN TORPEDO
BOATS
Call -At French Port
ANGLO-EGYPTIAN TREATY
enquiry No Arabe were present
KENTUCKY GENERAL
ACCUSED
Charge Of Murdering His Fiancee
Newcastle, Kentucky, Nov. 21, Standing statue-like, surround- ed by State troopers, Brigadier- General Henry Denhardt, a well- known and picturesque military
figure and a Kentucky veteran of
commit him for trial on a charge
at the public sesalon held during three wars, heard a Grand Jury the week, but they are preparing evidence to support their case.
Lord Peel, Chairman of the Commission, has intimated that it would be unfortunate if the
(“Hong Kong Daily Prez" Special) Commission will be compelled to Cairo, Nov. 21. reach importana decisions without A speech by Prince Mohammed | the help of the, Arabs.--
All at the opening of Parlament | Reuter here expressed gratification that the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty had been signed at last after aity years' struggle. wi
The speech, moreover, made clear that the Egyptian Gover- ment will immediately take the necessary steps to obtain admis- son Into the League of Nations and will convoke a 'conference of powers concerned in order to
The two Japanese captives men- | (“Hong Kong Dally Press? Special) tioned earlier were not liberated.
Parla, Nov. 21. The mutineers have led to the The Ministry of Marine-an- north, pursued by 300 Japanese nounces that the German torpedo troops. The mutineers belonged | boat flotilla composed of the tor- It la officially announced that to the Militia Regiment of Yin pedo boats, Wolf, Tiger and Jaguar the Consul for Austria and Ju-ken's East Hopel autonomous arrived at Brest in the afternoon. abolish "capitulations." Hungary, a Paraguayen official Government, against which they The French Government granted The speech, according to press, and an Italian military official revolted a few days ago Yin the request of the German Em-reports, finally announced that have been executed after a court Ju-keng's regime enjoys the bassy for permission to call at measurea for interior jurisdiction martial-
Brest for repair, and refuelling will be taken at once- Reuter
Transocean Ness Services:
Transocean News Bervice.
protection of the Japanese- Reuters
ANOTHER VISIT BY
THE KING.
London Nov., 21. Plans for the King's visit to South Staffordshire and Brming ham on December 9 and 10 [are] now, almost complete, He will inspect the works of various in- dustries in the areas where, in striking contrast to South Wales, unemployment is at its lowest point for years and the industry is thrivingN
British Wirelcan."
of murdering his fiancee, Mrs. Verna Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor's body, with a re volver alleged to belong to Briga-. dier-General Denhardt lying close by, was found in a roadside ditch on November 8 some 600 yards from the General's car, in which they had been for a drive.
Remarkable public hostility to wards the General formed a climax to a demonstration in the court-room, where muttered threats were uttered against him. The police took every precaution and searched every spectator in the court room for weapons. Judge Morgan Ordered Brigadier-General Denhardt to be transferred to Louisville Prison declaring that the local prison was "inscoure"" and there was the danger thas *Denhardt might be rescued: "by violence. Houter
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